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English noun: bond | |||
| 1. | bond (phenomenon) an electrical force linking atoms | ||
| Synonyms | chemical bond | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | attraction, attractive force | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | covalent bond, cross-link, cross-linkage, electrostatic bond, electrovalent bond, hydrogen bond, ionic bond, metallic bond, peptide bond, peptide linkage | ||
| 2. | bond (possession) a certificate of debt (usually interest-bearing or discounted) that is issued by a government or corporation in order to raise money; the issuer is required to pay a fixed sum annually until maturity and then a fixed sum to repay the principal | ||
| Synonyms | bond certificate | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | certificate, certificate of indebtedness, debt instrument, obligation, security | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bearer bond, bond issue, convertible bond, corporate bond, coupon bond, debenture, debenture bond, government bond, high-yield bond, junk bond, municipal bond, noncallable bond, performance bond, post-obit bond, Premium Bond, registered bond, revenue bond, secured bond, surety bond, unsecured bond, zero coupon bond, zero-coupon bond | ||
| 3. | bond a connection based on kinship or marriage or common interest | ||
| Samples | The shifting alliances within a large family. Their friendship constitutes a powerful bond between them. | ||
| Synonyms | alliance | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | connectedness, connection, connexion | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | silver cord | ||
| 4. | bond (possession) (criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial | ||
| Samples | The judge set bail at $10,000. A $10,000 bond was furnished by an alderman. | ||
| Synonyms | bail, bail bond | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | recognisance, recognizance | ||
| Domain category | criminal law | ||
| 5. | bond (artifact) a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner) | ||
| Synonyms | hamper, shackle, trammel | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | constraint, restraint | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | ball and chain, chains, cuff, fetter, handcuff, handlock, hobble, irons, manacle | ||
| 6. | bond (artifact) a connection that fastens things together | ||
| Synonyms | attachment | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | connecter, connection, connective, connector, connexion | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | ligament | ||
| 7. | bond (substance) a superior quality of strong durable white writing paper; originally made for printing documents | ||
| Synonyms | bond paper | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | writing paper | ||
| 8. | Bond (person) United States civil rights leader who was elected to the legislature in Georgia but was barred from taking his seat because he opposed the Vietnam War (born 1940) | ||
| Synonyms | Julian Bond | ||
| Instance hypernym | civil rights activist, civil rights leader, civil rights worker | ||
| 9. | Bond (person) British secret operative 007 in novels by Ian Fleming | ||
| Synonyms | James Bond | ||
| Instance hypernym | character, fictional character, fictitious character | ||
| 10. | bond (attribute) the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition | ||
| Samples | The mutual adhesiveness of cells. A heated hydraulic press was required for adhesion. | ||
| Synonyms | adherence, adhesion, adhesiveness | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | stickiness | ||
English verb: bond | |||
| 1. | bond (contact) stick to firmly | ||
| Samples | Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?. | ||
| Synonyms | adhere, bind, hold fast, stick, stick to | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Something is ----ing PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | attach | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bind | ||
| Verb group | adhere, cleave, cling, cohere, stick | ||
| 2. | bond (social) create social or emotional ties | ||
| Samples | The grandparents want to bond with the child. | ||
| Synonyms | attach, bind, tie | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s somebody. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | relate | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | befriend, fixate | ||
| 3. | bond (possession) issue bonds on | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | mortgage | ||
| 4. | bond (contact) bring together in a common cause or emotion | ||
| Samples | The death of their child had drawn them together. | ||
| Synonyms | bring together, draw together | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | unify, unite | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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